The below comparative collections have been developed and knapped by Dr. "Arizona" to assist students and lithic analysts. They are perfect for archaeological laboratories in both the school and professional settings. Likewise, they can be used as important components in Interpretive Museum displays. Check out the Special Study and Teaching Kits also being offered. Contact Us and let us help you build your Comparative Collection for Lithic Analysis using specific materials.

One of our most popular teaching aids. A one inch or two inch arrowhead with all its associated unsorted pressure flaking debitage, including notching flakes. A copper pressure flaking tool was utilized in production, see below for an alternative antler production version. Perfect for demonstrating the extreme size variation of pressure flakes, the large percentage of which are never recovered with standard archaeological methods.

An approximately 1 1/2 to 2 Inch Arrowhead with all its associated pressure flaking debitage, including notching flakes which have been seperated out. A copper pressure flaking tool was utilized in the production except for the specific antler option. Also included are the seperated tertiary stage percussion flakes made during the shaping of the flake into the initial preformed percussion biface using a soft hammerstone.

A 2" to 3" Percussion Biface with all its associated tertiary percussion flaking debitage produced during the shaping of an initial percussion flake into this biface. A soft hammerstone was utilized in the production.

A 2 to 3" Percussion Biface with the complete associated percussion debitage from its manufacture. A hammerstone was utilized in production of this biface from a large quarry flake or small Nodule.

Obsidian BifaceItem #CC002A: $45.00

CCS BifaceItem #CC002B: $75.00

Basalt BifaceItem #CC002C: $110.00

COMPARATIVEPERCUSSION DEBITAGE

The Obsidian or CCS Percussion Debitage from the production of a 2" to 4" Percussion Biface. Removed from the collection is the end product (or biface) and any potentially easily usable large flakes. In this way, the collection is comparative to the actual potentially recoverable debitage from a percussion reduction activity area.

The percussion flaking debitage produced during the shaping of an initial percussion flake into a 2 to 3" biface. A soft hammerstone was utilized in the production.

Obsidian DebitageItem #CC013A:$10.00

CCS DebitageItem #CC013B:$25.00

Basalt DebitageItem #CC013C:$30.00

COMPARATIVEPERCUSSION DEBITAGE from FLAKE

The Obsidian or CCS Percussion Debitage from the production of a 2" to 4" Percussion Biface. Removed from the collection is the end product (or biface) and any potentially easily usable large flakes. In this way, the collection is comparative to the actual potentially recoverable debitage from a percussion reduction activity area.

This is a large example of the classic Hertzian Cone which makes Flintknapping possible. These examples are extremely hard to come by and show the cone in a wide range of detail. Due to availability problems, this item may be backordered. (Currently several available.)

This is the complete debitage from the flaking and pecking activity which produced a small finished groundstone. It contains most of the used flaking and pecking quartzite hammerstone tools and the debitage which resulted from the maintenance of these tools.

This selection of ten flakes are ones that have been used to work for about one hundred strokes each of a variety of materials. The materials worked are identified on their labeled bags. No guarantee of visible use wear.

This is a collection of granitic and basaltic rocks (two to three) that have been cracked due to exposure to fire. A comparative collection can be made for your research area, just contact us for pricing and more details.